EXCLUSIVE: Political Party Leader In The Balkans Calls For Trump And Putin To Help Him Create A New Christian Nation In Europe
Francis Kapper · Oct 4, 2026 · 7 min read

BANJA LUKA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA — The president of the ruling political party in Republika Srpska, a political entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina, called upon President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to support the independence of Srpska in an exclusive interview with the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Milorad Dodik, the president of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD), told the DCNF that, if his push for independence is successful, he would consider submitting an application for the new nation to join the 27-member European Union (EU). The interview was held just days before Bosnia and Herzegovina’s general election Sunday.
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Dodik is one of a small number of world leaders who simultaneously maintains positive relations with both the United States and Russia. When explicitly asked by the DCNF if he was calling upon Trump and Putin to support the independence of Srpska, Dodik said he was begging for their support in this initiative.
“I call upon them; I beg them,” Dodik told the DCNF through a translator during his interview in the presidential palace. “If they could only allocate five minutes of their precious time to consider the situation here, it would all be clear to them.”
“I think that we deserve that,” Dodik said through the translator. “But if Donald Trump fails to do that, I will still continue to support him.”
While Republika Srpska already functions as a significant political entity inside Bosnia and Herzegovina, internationally recognized independence would allow the would-be small nation to stand itself up rather quickly, Dodik said.
“It would only take 15 minutes for Republika Srpska to start functioning as an independent state,” Dodik told the DCNF.
“We are part of the European family,” Dodik said. “Actually, we [Republika Srpska] stand a better chance of joining the EU because, via Bosnia and Herzegovina, I don’t think it’s going to happen.”




